Hi couchsurf-community, I am Julia, currently doing my PhD in Italy/Spain where I am working on sustainable agriculture and soil ecology.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Looking forward to meet interesting people and get to know new places behind the anonymous "hotel" world. Many thanks in advance for anybody offering a couch!

Interests

I am interested in biodiversity conservation, gardening, mindfulness but also all sorts of sports such as climbing, bouldering, running, mountaineering, surfing, cycling...

• cooking
• yoga
• gardening
• bouldering
• surfing
• snorkeling
• diving
• mindfulness
• climbing
• deep ecology

Music, Movies, and Books

Silent Spring - Rachel Carlson
Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer
Finding the mothertree - Suzanne Simmard
Untangled life - Merlin Sheldrake

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed some nice mountains in the Alps, learnt from Indian farmers starting to regain their independence over the farm with healthy, sustainable soils, woofed in Italy on an olive farm listening to farmer stories

Teach, Learn, Share

I am happy to exchange recipes (currently my newest passion is fermenting but also my 30y old sourdough starter for great rye bread if anybody is interested), go running together (am currently training for a trailrun), offer some of my cooking skills or just talk away about the world.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Recipes, a bit of knowledge/worldviews,

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Italy, Spain